Avva
Avva (Biblical Place • Hena • 34.468°N, 41.965°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 17:24 (identified with Hena ). It is closely linked with Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah ): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world.
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah ): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 ) Eber (or Heber ) (Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah ): ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ). (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 ) Shem (Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah ): ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 ) Ehud (Generation 32 • Child of Gera ): ( 1 Chronicles 8:6 ) Son of Gera ( Judges 3:15 ) Ehud was left-handed and used that attribute to enable him to kill Israel 's enemy, Eglon the King of Moab ( Judges 3:15-4 :1). Ehud judged 80 years: 1369-1289 BCE ( Judges 3:30 ). (mentioned in Judges 3 , Judges 4 , 1 Chronicles 7 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Avva (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 17:24 (identified with Hena ).) Ahava (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 8:15 , Ezra 8:21 , Ezra 8:31 .) Aven (Ancient biblical location referenced in Hos 10:8 (identified with Bethel 1 ).) Avvim (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:23 (identified with Hebron ).)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Ezra 8:15 : "And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava ; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons ..."; Genesis 36:35 : "And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab , reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith ."; AP.1MA 10:75: "And he encamped against Joppa : and they of the city shut him out, because Apollonius had a garrison in Joppa :".